Therapist - Youth (South)

Description Purpose

To provide admission evaluations and provide short-term therapeutic services. Will assist in other PACES functions as needed.

Accountabilities

Conduct intake evaluations, assessments, diagnostic determinations, and treatment planning for assigned clients and families, ensuring timely admission and service initiation. Provide outreach, consultation, scheduling, and engagement services to referred families, facilitating access to appropriate behavioral health services. Deliver evidence-based, trauma-informed therapeutic interventions and maintain a short-term treatment caseload based on client needs and program requirements. Administer and document required clinical screenings, assessments, outcome measures, and accreditation-related tools in accordance with agency, licensing, grant, and regulatory standards. Collaborate with clients, families, internal team members, and community partners to identify strengths, address needs, coordinate care, and promote successful treatment outcomes. Support clients at risk of hospitalization, legal involvement, or out-of-home placement through care coordination, resource linkage, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation, including treatment plans, progress notes, outcome reporting, discharges, and required data collection. Build and maintain positive professional relationships with clients, families, community agencies, and multidisciplinary teams while serving as a liaison when appropriate. Participate in supervision, team meetings, training opportunities, quality improvement activities, and agency initiatives to ensure compliance with ethical, legal, accreditation, and organizational standards. Maintain professional communication, scheduled office hours, calendar management, and responsiveness to clients, families, supervisors, and team members.

Requirements

Qualifications

Education

Possesses master’s degree in social science field, with relevant licensure by Kansas Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Experience

Experience treating trauma and sexual abuse with children. Familiar with mental health theory and practice.

Skills & Abilities

Ability to recognize and be sensitive to cultural and ethnic differences. Ability to maintain a professional attitude with clients and with process changes. Must be flexible regarding changes in service process and documentation. Communicates directly and effectively in a cooperative manner with leadership, colleagues and representatives of other agencies. Must be available to work flexible hours, including evenings and as needed after-hours coverage. Must be able to safely perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.